Samuel Tefera Sets New 1500m World Indoor Record
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Saturday, 16 February 2019
Samuel Tefera of Ethiopia broke the World 1500m indoor record with 3:31.04 performance at the Muller Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday.
The 19-years-old Tefera, who won the World indoor gold last year, beat Hicham El Guerrouj’s 22-year-old 1500m world indoor record of 3:31.18 by 0.14 seconds.
The third place with a new PB and the third-best mark all-time of 3:31.58 took Yomif Kejelcha, who originally entered this meet with an aim to break the world record.
Australia's Stewart Mcsweyn finished third in a new Australian record.
Men's 1500m results
| 1 | Samuel TEFERA | WR | ||
| 2 | Yomif KEJELCHA | PB | ||
| 3 | Stewart MCSWEYN | NR | ||
| 4 | Josh KERR | PB | ||
| 5 | Chris O'HARE | SB | ||
| 6 | Ryan GREGSON | SB | ||
| 7 | Vincent KIBET | SB | ||
| 8 | Neil GOURLEY | PB | ||
| 9 | Charles GRICE | PB | ||
| 10 | Elliot GILES | PB | ||
| 11 | Bethwel BIRGEN | |||
| 12 | Brimin KIPROTICH | PB | ||
| 13 | Jake HEYWARD | PB | ||
| 14 | Piers COPELAND | PB | ||
| Andrew BUTCHART | ||||
| Bram SOM | ||||
| Jordan WILLIAMSZ | ||||
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Split Times |
| Bram SOM | (NED) | 55.69 | |
| Jordan WILLIAMSZ | (AUS) | (57.01) | 1:52.70 |
| Yomif KEJELCHA | (ETH) | (56.58) | 2:49.28 |
| Samuel TEFERA | (ETH) | (41.76) | 3:31.04 |
